These are lists of the 100 known verified oldest men and women, arranged in descending order of each individual's age in years and days. A year typically refers to a calendar year, the time between two dates of the same name. However, years can be of different lengths due to the presence or absence of a leap day within the year, or to the conversion of dates from one calendar to another.

The oldest person ever whose age has been verified is Jeanne Calment (1875–1997) of France, who died at the age of 122 years, 164 days.[a] The oldest man ever whose age has been verified is Jiroemon Kimura (1897–2013) of Japan, who died at the age of 116 years, 54 days.

As of 18 December 2018, the oldest known living person is Kane Tanaka of Japan, aged 115 years, 350 days. The oldest known living man is Masazō Nonaka of Japan, aged 113 years, 146 days. Due to differences in life expectancy, the 100 oldest women have lived significantly longer than the 100 oldest men.

All the people on this list are supercentenarians, having reached an age of at least 110.

100 verified oldest women

The list including known and validated supercentenarians who died before 2015 was compiled by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).[1] Later cases are included in more recent GRG data,[2] with administrative reports or press coverage as supplementary sources, as indicated in the table.

Deceased Living†^ denotes age at death, or, if living, age as of today, 18 December 2018

^ abDisputed: a November 2018 study advanced the hypothesis that Calment's daughter Yvonne usurped her identity in 1934. Yvonne was born on 19 January 1898, which would have made her 99 years old upon her death in 1997.[4]

100 verified oldest men

The list including all known and validated supercentenarians who died before 2015 was compiled by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).[1] Later cases were sourced either from more recent GRG data,[2] from administrative reports or from press coverage, as indicated in the table. Unranked entries have not been validated by the GRG, which only publishes recent cases above 112 years old.

Deceased Living†^ denotes age at death, or, if living, age as of today, 18 December 2018